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In this course, you will :
- Identify the definitions of the key glossary terms related to overall response of structures
- Identify types of loads on structures
- Recognize how do we model larger structures
- Recognize the role of Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) systems
Syllabus :
1. Introduction to Overall Response of Structures
- Reflections
2. Loads, Building Response, and Resonance
- Lesson: Loads and Modeling
- Lesson Building Response
- Lesson: Resonance
- TedEd Lesson: Why Do Buildings Fall in Earthquakes
- Lesson: Lateral Force-resisting Systems
- Guest Lecture: Using Glass as a Structural Material
3. Building a Cardboard Chair
- Design Challenge Cardboard Chair
- Tutorial: Introduction to SketchUp Make
- What do you think?
